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Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968

Norman Thomas Autobiography, 1946-1958

1 box (0.5 linear feet).

An ardent Socialist and pacifist, Norman Thomas ran six times as a democratic socialist candidate for president of the United States. Born in 1884 in Marion, Ohio, the son of a Presbyterian minister, Thomas became a leading voice of the non-Communist left, taking up the causes of civil rights, peace, and social justice.

Thomas’s memoir traces the major events of his life from his boyhood and education at Bucknell and Princeton, to his experiences during both world wars, and from his acceptance of Socialism to his reflections on religion.

Subjects

• Pacifists--United States.
• Socialists--United States.
• World War, 1939-1945.

Contributors

• Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.

Types of material

• Autobiographies.

Call no.: MS 186

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